KlezCalendar

Black Ox Orkestar
Grog Shop
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd
Cleveland Heights, OH
216-321-5588
9:00 pm
admission $7
www.grogshop.gs

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

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Charming Hostess
Wed, Sept 1, 8pm
Goshen, MA
(see directions on website—claim is that this is near Northampton, but "near" still means relatively far)
Institute for Musical Arts
Northampton Area

PRESS FOR JEWLIA EISENBERG AND CHARMING HOSTESS
"Their voices radiate female energy and their singing transforms the spirit."
—San Francisco Chronicle

"Eisenberg's songs are hilarious and touching—they run the gamut from hard-edged and powerful to sweet and soulful."
--New Yorker

Jewlia Eisenberg and the critically acclaimed group Charming Hostess perform new work from their a cappella tour de force SARAJEVO BLUES (Tzadik, 9/04). The Nerdy-Sexy-Commie-Girlies of Charming Hostess come to town to make ambitious music for voices and rock out at the same time. Their upcoming CD sets work by Bosnian poet Semezdin Mehmedinovic as a form of love and resistance to the brutalization of war. The poems honor a cosmopolitan city that for many years successfully rejected the limits of nationalism and militarism. Semezdin will be joining Charming Hostess, opening the evening with readings from his new work.

Charming Hostess is three women in a whirl of eerie harmony, hot rhythm, and radical braininess. Their music is intensely physical, rooted in the body--voices and vocal percussion, handclaps and heartbeats, sex-breath and silence. Charming Hostess lives where Jewish and African diasporas collide, incorporating doo-wop, Pygmy counterpoint, Balkan harmony and Andalusian melody. Our last CD (Trilectic, Tzadik) explored the political/erotic nexus of philosopher Walter Benjamin with humor and sensuality.

In SARAJEVO BLUES, Charming Hostess takes history and news as a context, but steers towards poetry as a way to focus on real human experience, on particularity and wholeness. The pieces are about daily life under siege in Sarajevo. Some explicitly speak of war, and some of cafe culture, urban ideology, or the ridiculousness of communist bureaucratic cant. Woven into the text are philosophical musings about freedom, fear, nationalism, and the nature of evil. It sounds heavy and dark, but we swear it's mostly about the triumph of the human spirit. A good time will be had by all!

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Black Ox Orkestar
Empty Bottle
1035 N. WESTERN AVE
Chicago, IL
773-276-3600
9:30 pm
admission $8
www.emptybottle.com

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

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Naftule's Dream
9pm

Johnny D's
17 Holland St. (Davis Square), Somerville, MA
Tel: (617) 776-2004 www.johnnydsuptown.com

Klezmer from another dimension with this delightful group of musical renegades, led by clarinetist Glenn Dixon."(They) stretch the limits of densely composed and then freely jammed-out music of deep emotional resonance. It's a crazy-ass circus one minute, a funeral procession another, and everything in between the rest of the time." -Village Voice.

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND – SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2004 CIRCLE LODGE ON SYLVAN LAKE IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY

Join with fellow progressive Jews and representatives from civil rights, workers rights and grass roots activist organizations to energize, strategize and mobilize for political change! Workshops, discussion, comraderie and fun!

Tentative workshop discussions include:

• The Jewish Imperative for Social Justice
• Economic Justice: The Two Americas
• Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights Post 9/11
• The Influence of Religion on US Domestic Policy: Women's Rights, LGBT Rights, & Judicial Appointments
• The Impact of Globalization on Workers Rights, The Environment and Human Rights

• Effective Grass Roots Activism
• Voter Rights, Voter Registration and Voter Mobilization Campaigns

• A Jewish Progressive Response to the War on Terrorism
• Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Making the Voice for Peace Heard in the American Jewish Community

The weekend will also offer a great opportunity to explore the rich, multi-layered texture of Yiddish language and culture—and its connection to the struggle for social justice.

• Yiddish Classes for all levels
• Yiddish films on the Jewish-American experience
• Klezmer workshops (bring your musical instruments!)

Full recreational Activities: Swimming (lake and pool), boating, tennis, nature walks, folk dancing, campfires, ping-pong vegetable & fruit picking in nearby farms and MORE

Full program for children and teens, including "KlezRock!"

For more information, www.circle.org/PDF/shteyt_oyt.pdf

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

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Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR Fri. Sept. 3, 8pm Opening Party & Oneg Shabbat $15

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

MOSHIKO Halevy
This is the first appearance by Moshiko at Shorashim and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to review and learn his classic dances from the master himself. We are also honored that Moshiko comes to us as the elected head for this year of the Irgun Hamadrichim L'rikuday Am (Organization of Folk Dance Leaders), which represents those who teach and/or run sessions of Israeli folk dancing in Israel. Moshiko is the choreographer of numerous long-established classics such as Bosmat, Debka Beduit, Debka Uriah, Debka Kna'an, B'tof U'ztlil, Hahelech, Hora Yamit, Ki Hivshilu, Mechol Hadvash, Mishal, Tfilat Hashachar, Ya Abud, Yililat Haruach & Zafe, just to name a few.

SHMULIK Gov-Ari
This is also Shmulik's first time at Shorashim and he will make a cameo appearance in one workshop to teach some of his great classic dances. Shmulik is the choreographer of many later well-known classics such as Anavai, Ahavat Hachyalim, Eyzo Shemesh Mevorechet, Kol Nidarai, Lakum Vela-amod, L'chu N'ranena, Na'ale, Sajani, Shabchi Yerushalayim, Shir Hahaflaga & Stam Yom Shel Chol, which make up only a very small portion of his dances.

DANNY Pollock
Danny is a master dance teacher from New York who will lead his popular repertoire workshops at Shorashim, as he has done in previous years. At the two repertoire workshops Danny will be teaching, we will be honoring two great contributors to Israeli folk culture who we lost this year—choreographer Shalom Amar z"l, creator of Slichot, Yazmin plus other classics and song writer Naomi Shemer z"l, whose compositions have been used for over 70 Israeli folk dances.

Dance music for parties & marathons will be provided by BEN HOLE, ROB MARKOWITZ & others, plus live music presented by the SHORASHIM ENSEMBLE of musicians

Some Information about Shorashim 2004

Having been transformed into an "urban camp" 8 years ago, Shorashim remains on Broadway with all events at Bridge for Dance, a professional dance studio with a great wooden dance floor (especially for those who still love to dance barefoot). Shorashim continues the tradition of providing the best teachers at an affordable cost. Our rates are only somewhat higher than last year, with $15 for workshops as well as for the evening parties and $20 for the into-the-night marathons. But many discounts are available. We are again offering a special Weekend Pass at a reduced rate for entry to all 10 events for only $130 (a 19% discount), which will guarantee that you can attend all workshops and parties over 3 days and 4 nights, even if we close admission to others because we are full. We have also added a Daily Pass that will allow entry to all 3 events on any day at a $5 reduction (a 10%-11% discount). For the first time, we are also introducing a special $5 reduction (a 25% - 33% discount) for any session (space permitting) available to students, unemployed and seniors (ID required).

You can pick and choose the workshop(s) and party nights that are appropriate for you, which can result in a considerable savings. Make your plans based on the preliminary schedule listed above.

All registration will be on-site and there will be no pre-registration. Since space is limited, entry will be on a first come-first serve basis and latecomers will be admitted as space permits to each event (SEE FAQ'S ABOUT SHORASHIM 2004 BELOW).

A video will also be available of dances taught at the weekend from Ben Hole (who also has videos of previous Shorashim weekends).

FAQs about Shorashim 2004

Dancers from across the country (and outside the U.S.) have expressed great interest in coming to SHORASHIM 2004 in NYC. They had many questions, some of which are answered below and may be of interest to you or your friends.

How can I get a reduced rate if I come for the whole weekend?

Those who wish to come for the complete weekend will have entry with a Weekend Pass to all sessions at a discounted rate of only $130, which is 19% off the total cost for 6 WORKSHOPS & 4 PARTIES/MARATHONS. You can get this Weekend Pass starting on Friday evening, when the first session begins. But let us know if you are interested, so we can reserve a weekend pass for you that will allow you entry, even if we limit the number of participants to a specific event. Those who are SHOMER SHABBAT will be able to purchase the weekend pass either prior to Shabbat (we can be at the studio as early as 6pm on Friday) or after Shabbat ends (but receive the pass on Friday night).

Can I reserve in advance if I am coming for only part of the weekend?

NO, BUT!!!If you are not from New York City, please let us know which events you are planning to attend, so we can assure you entry to Shorashim in case we need to limit the number of participants to a specific event.

Can I get a list of hostels that are close to Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway at 104th St.), where Shorashim 2004 will take place?

YES!!! Go to our website www.rikud.net & click on Yahoo icon. This will give You an extensive list of hotels in the local area at various price ranges as well as hotel reservation websites. But, you must make your Arrangements quickly, since Labor Day weekend is a very popular time for tourists in NYC. The least expensive and closest places to stay are the youth hostel, Hostelling International, one block away or the Malibu Hotel about a half block from the dance studio. But these are very rudimentary. You can also try the internet for more upscale hotels at reasonable rates. We used choicehotels.com and found good rates. You should definitely check out the other hotel reservation websites listed for comparative rates, which seem to change daily or even hourly. If you make such reservations, let us know how you make out so we can share the information with others.

Are there Shabbat Services available nearby?

YES!!! The Youth Hostel, ONE BLOCK AWAY on Amsterdam Ave. and 104th St., has Orthodox services on Shabbat morning. There are also many synagogues in the area -- Orthodox and Conservative - that have Friday night services. The closest one is Ansche Chesed, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY at 100th St. between Broadway and West End Avenue, a Conservative Synagogue which may have more than one Minyan on Shabbat morning.

Will there be free time for doing things in the Big Apple?

YES!! Much of the day is free so you can sleep late or take advantage of the numerous attractions in New York City during the early part of the day. There is a two hour break between the workshops and the start of the evening party, so you can have leisurely dinners at the local restaurants, that include many ethnic, kosher and vegetarian ones to choose from.

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Koncert m. Channe Nussbaum & Spielniks fredag d. 3.9 kl. 21 på Etnorama

Kære Venner
Hermed en lille indbydelse til en skøn aften i selskab med 5 alvorlige mænd og en ufrivillig morsom dame nemlig :

Channe Nussbaum og Spielniks
Sted: Etnorama, Nørrealle 7, 2200 København N
tid : d. 3.9.02 kl. 21.00

Hør sange som ”eisbein polka” og ” paprosn(cigaretter)” , vær med i 20 min.s kædedans til ” hava na gila” ­ det blir sjoovt !

kærlig hilsen Channe, Morten, Kinamanden, Peter sax,Torben, Hr Flik

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND – SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2004 CIRCLE LODGE ON SYLVAN LAKE IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY

Join with fellow progressive Jews and representatives from civil rights, workers rights and grass roots activist organizations to energize, strategize and mobilize for political change! Workshops, discussion, comraderie and fun!

Tentative workshop discussions include:

• The Jewish Imperative for Social Justice
• Economic Justice: The Two Americas
• Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights Post 9/11
• The Influence of Religion on US Domestic Policy: Women's Rights, LGBT Rights, & Judicial Appointments
• The Impact of Globalization on Workers Rights, The Environment and Human Rights

• Effective Grass Roots Activism
• Voter Rights, Voter Registration and Voter Mobilization Campaigns

• A Jewish Progressive Response to the War on Terrorism
• Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Making the Voice for Peace Heard in the American Jewish Community

The weekend will also offer a great opportunity to explore the rich, multi-layered texture of Yiddish language and culture—and its connection to the struggle for social justice.

• Yiddish Classes for all levels
• Yiddish films on the Jewish-American experience
• Klezmer workshops (bring your musical instruments!)

Full recreational Activities: Swimming (lake and pool), boating, tennis, nature walks, folk dancing, campfires, ping-pong vegetable & fruit picking in nearby farms and MORE

Full program for children and teens, including "KlezRock!"

For more information, www.circle.org/PDF/shteyt_oyt.pdf

Posted by Ari Davidow at 8:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Sat. Sept. 4, 2-4pm Repertoire Workshop with DANNY $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Dance Party/Marathon $20

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

MOSHIKO Halevy
This is the first appearance by Moshiko at Shorashim and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to review and learn his classic dances from the master himself. We are also honored that Moshiko comes to us as the elected head for this year of the Irgun Hamadrichim L'rikuday Am (Organization of Folk Dance Leaders), which represents those who teach and/or run sessions of Israeli folk dancing in Israel. Moshiko is the choreographer of numerous long-established classics such as Bosmat, Debka Beduit, Debka Uriah, Debka Kna'an, B'tof U'ztlil, Hahelech, Hora Yamit, Ki Hivshilu, Mechol Hadvash, Mishal, Tfilat Hashachar, Ya Abud, Yililat Haruach & Zafe, just to name a few.

SHMULIK Gov-Ari
This is also Shmulik's first time at Shorashim and he will make a cameo appearance in one workshop to teach some of his great classic dances. Shmulik is the choreographer of many later well-known classics such as Anavai, Ahavat Hachyalim, Eyzo Shemesh Mevorechet, Kol Nidarai, Lakum Vela-amod, L'chu N'ranena, Na'ale, Sajani, Shabchi Yerushalayim, Shir Hahaflaga & Stam Yom Shel Chol, which make up only a very small portion of his dances.

DANNY Pollock
Danny is a master dance teacher from New York who will lead his popular repertoire workshops at Shorashim, as he has done in previous years. At the two repertoire workshops Danny will be teaching, we will be honoring two great contributors to Israeli folk culture who we lost this year—choreographer Shalom Amar z"l, creator of Slichot, Yazmin plus other classics and song writer Naomi Shemer z"l, whose compositions have been used for over 70 Israeli folk dances.

Dance music for parties & marathons will be provided by BEN HOLE, ROB MARKOWITZ & others, plus live music presented by the SHORASHIM ENSEMBLE of musicians

Some Information about Shorashim 2004

Having been transformed into an "urban camp" 8 years ago, Shorashim remains on Broadway with all events at Bridge for Dance, a professional dance studio with a great wooden dance floor (especially for those who still love to dance barefoot). Shorashim continues the tradition of providing the best teachers at an affordable cost. Our rates are only somewhat higher than last year, with $15 for workshops as well as for the evening parties and $20 for the into-the-night marathons. But many discounts are available. We are again offering a special Weekend Pass at a reduced rate for entry to all 10 events for only $130 (a 19% discount), which will guarantee that you can attend all workshops and parties over 3 days and 4 nights, even if we close admission to others because we are full. We have also added a Daily Pass that will allow entry to all 3 events on any day at a $5 reduction (a 10%-11% discount). For the first time, we are also introducing a special $5 reduction (a 25% - 33% discount) for any session (space permitting) available to students, unemployed and seniors (ID required).

You can pick and choose the workshop(s) and party nights that are appropriate for you, which can result in a considerable savings. Make your plans based on the preliminary schedule listed above.

All registration will be on-site and there will be no pre-registration. Since space is limited, entry will be on a first come-first serve basis and latecomers will be admitted as space permits to each event (SEE FAQ'S ABOUT SHORASHIM 2004 BELOW).

A video will also be available of dances taught at the weekend from Ben Hole (who also has videos of previous Shorashim weekends).

FAQs about Shorashim 2004

Dancers from across the country (and outside the U.S.) have expressed great interest in coming to SHORASHIM 2004 in NYC. They had many questions, some of which are answered below and may be of interest to you or your friends.

How can I get a reduced rate if I come for the whole weekend?

Those who wish to come for the complete weekend will have entry with a Weekend Pass to all sessions at a discounted rate of only $130, which is 19% off the total cost for 6 WORKSHOPS & 4 PARTIES/MARATHONS. You can get this Weekend Pass starting on Friday evening, when the first session begins. But let us know if you are interested, so we can reserve a weekend pass for you that will allow you entry, even if we limit the number of participants to a specific event. Those who are SHOMER SHABBAT will be able to purchase the weekend pass either prior to Shabbat (we can be at the studio as early as 6pm on Friday) or after Shabbat ends (but receive the pass on Friday night).

Can I reserve in advance if I am coming for only part of the weekend?

NO, BUT!!!If you are not from New York City, please let us know which events you are planning to attend, so we can assure you entry to Shorashim in case we need to limit the number of participants to a specific event.

Can I get a list of hostels that are close to Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway at 104th St.), where Shorashim 2004 will take place?

YES!!! Go to our website www.rikud.net & click on Yahoo icon. This will give You an extensive list of hotels in the local area at various price ranges as well as hotel reservation websites. But, you must make your Arrangements quickly, since Labor Day weekend is a very popular time for tourists in NYC. The least expensive and closest places to stay are the youth hostel, Hostelling International, one block away or the Malibu Hotel about a half block from the dance studio. But these are very rudimentary. You can also try the internet for more upscale hotels at reasonable rates. We used choicehotels.com and found good rates. You should definitely check out the other hotel reservation websites listed for comparative rates, which seem to change daily or even hourly. If you make such reservations, let us know how you make out so we can share the information with others.

Are there Shabbat Services available nearby?

YES!!! The Youth Hostel, ONE BLOCK AWAY on Amsterdam Ave. and 104th St., has Orthodox services on Shabbat morning. There are also many synagogues in the area -- Orthodox and Conservative - that have Friday night services. The closest one is Ansche Chesed, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY at 100th St. between Broadway and West End Avenue, a Conservative Synagogue which may have more than one Minyan on Shabbat morning.

Will there be free time for doing things in the Big Apple?

YES!! Much of the day is free so you can sleep late or take advantage of the numerous attractions in New York City during the early part of the day. There is a two hour break between the workshops and the start of the evening party, so you can have leisurely dinners at the local restaurants, that include many ethnic, kosher and vegetarian ones to choose from.

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Black Ox Orkestar
Detroit Art Space
101 E. Baltimore
Detroit, MI
313-664-0445
www.detroitartspace.10eastern.com

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

Posted by Ari Davidow at 5:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

LABOR DAY WEEKEND – SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2004 CIRCLE LODGE ON SYLVAN LAKE IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY

Join with fellow progressive Jews and representatives from civil rights, workers rights and grass roots activist organizations to energize, strategize and mobilize for political change! Workshops, discussion, comraderie and fun!

Tentative workshop discussions include:

• The Jewish Imperative for Social Justice
• Economic Justice: The Two Americas
• Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights Post 9/11
• The Influence of Religion on US Domestic Policy: Women's Rights, LGBT Rights, & Judicial Appointments
• The Impact of Globalization on Workers Rights, The Environment and Human Rights

• Effective Grass Roots Activism
• Voter Rights, Voter Registration and Voter Mobilization Campaigns

• A Jewish Progressive Response to the War on Terrorism
• Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Making the Voice for Peace Heard in the American Jewish Community

The weekend will also offer a great opportunity to explore the rich, multi-layered texture of Yiddish language and culture—and its connection to the struggle for social justice.

• Yiddish Classes for all levels
• Yiddish films on the Jewish-American experience
• Klezmer workshops (bring your musical instruments!)

Full recreational Activities: Swimming (lake and pool), boating, tennis, nature walks, folk dancing, campfires, ping-pong vegetable & fruit picking in nearby farms and MORE

Full program for children and teens, including "KlezRock!"

For more information, www.circle.org/PDF/shteyt_oyt.pdf

Posted by Ari Davidow at 8:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Sun. Sept. 5, 2-4pm Repertoire Workshop with DANNY $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Dance Party/Marathon $20

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

MOSHIKO Halevy
This is the first appearance by Moshiko at Shorashim and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to review and learn his classic dances from the master himself. We are also honored that Moshiko comes to us as the elected head for this year of the Irgun Hamadrichim L'rikuday Am (Organization of Folk Dance Leaders), which represents those who teach and/or run sessions of Israeli folk dancing in Israel. Moshiko is the choreographer of numerous long-established classics such as Bosmat, Debka Beduit, Debka Uriah, Debka Kna'an, B'tof U'ztlil, Hahelech, Hora Yamit, Ki Hivshilu, Mechol Hadvash, Mishal, Tfilat Hashachar, Ya Abud, Yililat Haruach & Zafe, just to name a few.

SHMULIK Gov-Ari
This is also Shmulik's first time at Shorashim and he will make a cameo appearance in one workshop to teach some of his great classic dances. Shmulik is the choreographer of many later well-known classics such as Anavai, Ahavat Hachyalim, Eyzo Shemesh Mevorechet, Kol Nidarai, Lakum Vela-amod, L'chu N'ranena, Na'ale, Sajani, Shabchi Yerushalayim, Shir Hahaflaga & Stam Yom Shel Chol, which make up only a very small portion of his dances.

DANNY Pollock
Danny is a master dance teacher from New York who will lead his popular repertoire workshops at Shorashim, as he has done in previous years. At the two repertoire workshops Danny will be teaching, we will be honoring two great contributors to Israeli folk culture who we lost this year—choreographer Shalom Amar z"l, creator of Slichot, Yazmin plus other classics and song writer Naomi Shemer z"l, whose compositions have been used for over 70 Israeli folk dances.

Dance music for parties & marathons will be provided by BEN HOLE, ROB MARKOWITZ & others, plus live music presented by the SHORASHIM ENSEMBLE of musicians

Some Information about Shorashim 2004

Having been transformed into an "urban camp" 8 years ago, Shorashim remains on Broadway with all events at Bridge for Dance, a professional dance studio with a great wooden dance floor (especially for those who still love to dance barefoot). Shorashim continues the tradition of providing the best teachers at an affordable cost. Our rates are only somewhat higher than last year, with $15 for workshops as well as for the evening parties and $20 for the into-the-night marathons. But many discounts are available. We are again offering a special Weekend Pass at a reduced rate for entry to all 10 events for only $130 (a 19% discount), which will guarantee that you can attend all workshops and parties over 3 days and 4 nights, even if we close admission to others because we are full. We have also added a Daily Pass that will allow entry to all 3 events on any day at a $5 reduction (a 10%-11% discount). For the first time, we are also introducing a special $5 reduction (a 25% - 33% discount) for any session (space permitting) available to students, unemployed and seniors (ID required).

You can pick and choose the workshop(s) and party nights that are appropriate for you, which can result in a considerable savings. Make your plans based on the preliminary schedule listed above.

All registration will be on-site and there will be no pre-registration. Since space is limited, entry will be on a first come-first serve basis and latecomers will be admitted as space permits to each event (SEE FAQ'S ABOUT SHORASHIM 2004 BELOW).

A video will also be available of dances taught at the weekend from Ben Hole (who also has videos of previous Shorashim weekends).

FAQs about Shorashim 2004

Dancers from across the country (and outside the U.S.) have expressed great interest in coming to SHORASHIM 2004 in NYC. They had many questions, some of which are answered below and may be of interest to you or your friends.

How can I get a reduced rate if I come for the whole weekend?

Those who wish to come for the complete weekend will have entry with a Weekend Pass to all sessions at a discounted rate of only $130, which is 19% off the total cost for 6 WORKSHOPS & 4 PARTIES/MARATHONS. You can get this Weekend Pass starting on Friday evening, when the first session begins. But let us know if you are interested, so we can reserve a weekend pass for you that will allow you entry, even if we limit the number of participants to a specific event. Those who are SHOMER SHABBAT will be able to purchase the weekend pass either prior to Shabbat (we can be at the studio as early as 6pm on Friday) or after Shabbat ends (but receive the pass on Friday night).

Can I reserve in advance if I am coming for only part of the weekend?

NO, BUT!!!If you are not from New York City, please let us know which events you are planning to attend, so we can assure you entry to Shorashim in case we need to limit the number of participants to a specific event.

Can I get a list of hostels that are close to Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway at 104th St.), where Shorashim 2004 will take place?

YES!!! Go to our website www.rikud.net & click on Yahoo icon. This will give You an extensive list of hotels in the local area at various price ranges as well as hotel reservation websites. But, you must make your Arrangements quickly, since Labor Day weekend is a very popular time for tourists in NYC. The least expensive and closest places to stay are the youth hostel, Hostelling International, one block away or the Malibu Hotel about a half block from the dance studio. But these are very rudimentary. You can also try the internet for more upscale hotels at reasonable rates. We used choicehotels.com and found good rates. You should definitely check out the other hotel reservation websites listed for comparative rates, which seem to change daily or even hourly. If you make such reservations, let us know how you make out so we can share the information with others.

Are there Shabbat Services available nearby?

YES!!! The Youth Hostel, ONE BLOCK AWAY on Amsterdam Ave. and 104th St., has Orthodox services on Shabbat morning. There are also many synagogues in the area -- Orthodox and Conservative - that have Friday night services. The closest one is Ansche Chesed, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY at 100th St. between Broadway and West End Avenue, a Conservative Synagogue which may have more than one Minyan on Shabbat morning.

Will there be free time for doing things in the Big Apple?

YES!! Much of the day is free so you can sleep late or take advantage of the numerous attractions in New York City during the early part of the day. There is a two hour break between the workshops and the start of the evening party, so you can have leisurely dinners at the local restaurants, that include many ethnic, kosher and vegetarian ones to choose from.

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Black Ox Orkestar
Sneaky Dee's
431 College St
Toronto, ON
Doors 9pm
Admission "pay-what-you-can"
www.wavelengthtoronto.com

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John Zorn's - Masada String Trio

Sunday, September 5th, 2004, 3 pm
Congregation Washington Heights
179th and Pinehurst

Violin - Mark Feldman
Cello - Erik Friedlander
Bass - Greg Cohen
Conductor - John Zorn

Where: Washington Heights Congregation
When: Sunday, Sept. 5th, 2004 3 pm
Cost: $12
Presented by: The Bridge Institute
for more info- Jason Caplan - 646-265-7596
directions - take the "A" to 181st, walk down to
179th, make a right, synagogue is on the corner of
Pinehurst. use the side entrance.

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND – SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2004 CIRCLE LODGE ON SYLVAN LAKE IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY

Join with fellow progressive Jews and representatives from civil rights, workers rights and grass roots activist organizations to energize, strategize and mobilize for political change! Workshops, discussion, comraderie and fun!

Tentative workshop discussions include:

• The Jewish Imperative for Social Justice
• Economic Justice: The Two Americas
• Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights Post 9/11
• The Influence of Religion on US Domestic Policy: Women's Rights, LGBT Rights, & Judicial Appointments
• The Impact of Globalization on Workers Rights, The Environment and Human Rights

• Effective Grass Roots Activism
• Voter Rights, Voter Registration and Voter Mobilization Campaigns

• A Jewish Progressive Response to the War on Terrorism
• Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Making the Voice for Peace Heard in the American Jewish Community

The weekend will also offer a great opportunity to explore the rich, multi-layered texture of Yiddish language and culture—and its connection to the struggle for social justice.

• Yiddish Classes for all levels
• Yiddish films on the Jewish-American experience
• Klezmer workshops (bring your musical instruments!)

Full recreational Activities: Swimming (lake and pool), boating, tennis, nature walks, folk dancing, campfires, ping-pong vegetable & fruit picking in nearby farms and MORE

Full program for children and teens, including "KlezRock!"

For more information, www.circle.org/PDF/shteyt_oyt.pdf

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The Nefesh Klezmer Band will be kicking off day two - Sept 6 (Labor Day) of The Annual New England Jewish Music & Art Festival, a.k.a. Jewishfest. The Festival has evolved into a celebration of music and fun for area families since it was started seven years ago. This year, the event will be held on the grounds of the White Memorial Foundation in Litchfield, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 5-6.

The band will be in performance starting at 11:30 am.

Organizers are hoping for good weather, but the festival will be held rain or shine under tents at White Memorial.

For further Festival information (directions, ticket prices, etc) web - www.jewishfest.com
email: info@jewishfest.com
phone: 800.297.6864

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Dances set to the songs of Naomi Shemer z"l as well as Debkas & Yemenite dances by Moshiko and live music of the classic folk music of Israel featured on Labor Day Weekend

The 13th Annual
SHORASHIM-Roots of Israeli Folk Dance
Nostalgia Weekend on Broadway
Sept. 3-6, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
4 nights of parties/marathons & 3 days of workshops
Featuring 3 Special Guest Teachers
to Celebrate Our Bar Mitzva Year

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE & RATES AT THE DOOR
Mon. Sept. 6, 2-4pm Workshop with SHMULIK $15
4-6pm Workshop with MOSHIKO $15
8pm Closing Night Dance Party $15

Weekend Pass for entry to all events $130

MOSHIKO Halevy
This is the first appearance by Moshiko at Shorashim and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to review and learn his classic dances from the master himself. We are also honored that Moshiko comes to us as the elected head for this year of the Irgun Hamadrichim L'rikuday Am (Organization of Folk Dance Leaders), which represents those who teach and/or run sessions of Israeli folk dancing in Israel. Moshiko is the choreographer of numerous long-established classics such as Bosmat, Debka Beduit, Debka Uriah, Debka Kna'an, B'tof U'ztlil, Hahelech, Hora Yamit, Ki Hivshilu, Mechol Hadvash, Mishal, Tfilat Hashachar, Ya Abud, Yililat Haruach & Zafe, just to name a few.

SHMULIK Gov-Ari
This is also Shmulik's first time at Shorashim and he will make a cameo appearance in one workshop to teach some of his great classic dances. Shmulik is the choreographer of many later well-known classics such as Anavai, Ahavat Hachyalim, Eyzo Shemesh Mevorechet, Kol Nidarai, Lakum Vela-amod, L'chu N'ranena, Na'ale, Sajani, Shabchi Yerushalayim, Shir Hahaflaga & Stam Yom Shel Chol, which make up only a very small portion of his dances.

DANNY Pollock
Danny is a master dance teacher from New York who will lead his popular repertoire workshops at Shorashim, as he has done in previous years. At the two repertoire workshops Danny will be teaching, we will be honoring two great contributors to Israeli folk culture who we lost this year—choreographer Shalom Amar z"l, creator of Slichot, Yazmin plus other classics and song writer Naomi Shemer z"l, whose compositions have been used for over 70 Israeli folk dances.

Dance music for parties & marathons will be provided by BEN HOLE, ROB MARKOWITZ & others, plus live music presented by the SHORASHIM ENSEMBLE of musicians

Some Information about Shorashim 2004

Having been transformed into an "urban camp" 8 years ago, Shorashim remains on Broadway with all events at Bridge for Dance, a professional dance studio with a great wooden dance floor (especially for those who still love to dance barefoot). Shorashim continues the tradition of providing the best teachers at an affordable cost. Our rates are only somewhat higher than last year, with $15 for workshops as well as for the evening parties and $20 for the into-the-night marathons. But many discounts are available. We are again offering a special Weekend Pass at a reduced rate for entry to all 10 events for only $130 (a 19% discount), which will guarantee that you can attend all workshops and parties over 3 days and 4 nights, even if we close admission to others because we are full. We have also added a Daily Pass that will allow entry to all 3 events on any day at a $5 reduction (a 10%-11% discount). For the first time, we are also introducing a special $5 reduction (a 25% - 33% discount) for any session (space permitting) available to students, unemployed and seniors (ID required).

You can pick and choose the workshop(s) and party nights that are appropriate for you, which can result in a considerable savings. Make your plans based on the preliminary schedule listed above.

All registration will be on-site and there will be no pre-registration. Since space is limited, entry will be on a first come-first serve basis and latecomers will be admitted as space permits to each event (SEE FAQ'S ABOUT SHORASHIM 2004 BELOW).

A video will also be available of dances taught at the weekend from Ben Hole (who also has videos of previous Shorashim weekends).

FAQs about Shorashim 2004

Dancers from across the country (and outside the U.S.) have expressed great interest in coming to SHORASHIM 2004 in NYC. They had many questions, some of which are answered below and may be of interest to you or your friends.

How can I get a reduced rate if I come for the whole weekend?

Those who wish to come for the complete weekend will have entry with a Weekend Pass to all sessions at a discounted rate of only $130, which is 19% off the total cost for 6 WORKSHOPS & 4 PARTIES/MARATHONS. You can get this Weekend Pass starting on Friday evening, when the first session begins. But let us know if you are interested, so we can reserve a weekend pass for you that will allow you entry, even if we limit the number of participants to a specific event. Those who are SHOMER SHABBAT will be able to purchase the weekend pass either prior to Shabbat (we can be at the studio as early as 6pm on Friday) or after Shabbat ends (but receive the pass on Friday night).

Can I reserve in advance if I am coming for only part of the weekend?

NO, BUT!!!If you are not from New York City, please let us know which events you are planning to attend, so we can assure you entry to Shorashim in case we need to limit the number of participants to a specific event.

Can I get a list of hostels that are close to Bridge for Dance (2726 Broadway at 104th St.), where Shorashim 2004 will take place?

YES!!! Go to our website www.rikud.net & click on Yahoo icon. This will give You an extensive list of hotels in the local area at various price ranges as well as hotel reservation websites. But, you must make your Arrangements quickly, since Labor Day weekend is a very popular time for tourists in NYC. The least expensive and closest places to stay are the youth hostel, Hostelling International, one block away or the Malibu Hotel about a half block from the dance studio. But these are very rudimentary. You can also try the internet for more upscale hotels at reasonable rates. We used choicehotels.com and found good rates. You should definitely check out the other hotel reservation websites listed for comparative rates, which seem to change daily or even hourly. If you make such reservations, let us know how you make out so we can share the information with others.

Are there Shabbat Services available nearby?

YES!!! The Youth Hostel, ONE BLOCK AWAY on Amsterdam Ave. and 104th St., has Orthodox services on Shabbat morning. There are also many synagogues in the area -- Orthodox and Conservative - that have Friday night services. The closest one is Ansche Chesed, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY at 100th St. between Broadway and West End Avenue, a Conservative Synagogue which may have more than one Minyan on Shabbat morning.

Will there be free time for doing things in the Big Apple?

YES!! Much of the day is free so you can sleep late or take advantage of the numerous attractions in New York City during the early part of the day. There is a two hour break between the workshops and the start of the evening party, so you can have leisurely dinners at the local restaurants, that include many ethnic, kosher and vegetarian ones to choose from.

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Lox & Vodka
is thrilled to be part of the Jewish-American Festival Reunion!!!

For more information about the Festival, go to: www.jewishamericanfestival.com

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Ashkenaz: A Festival of new Yiddish Culture 2004 features outstanding international artists from widely disparate parts of the world, including Ethiopia's Yossi Vassa, France's Les Yeux Noirs, South America's Klezmer en Buenos Aires and Holland's Ot Azoj. Over the past decade, Toronto's Ashkenaz festival has become the greatest and most widely attended North American event celebrating the contemporary Yiddish cultural revival. Highlighting the theme of migration, Ashkenaz 2004 features a startling mixture of performances showcasing rich traditions moving in joyful new directions.

Festivities begin August 31, culminating in a bustling weekend of music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, lectures and storytelling at Harbourfront Centre, from sundown Saturday September 4 through Monday September 6, 2004. Many events are free. For tickets and information, call 416-973-4000. Complete festival details are available at www.ashkenazfestival.org or www.harbourfrontcentre.com"

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Monday, September 6, the Afro-Semitic Experience 8:30 p.m. at the Buttonwood Tree with Will Bartlett on reeds and percussion, Warren Byrd on piano, Alvin Carter, Jr., on drums, Stacy Phillips on dobro and violin and Baba David Coleman on African drums and percussion. The Buttonwood Tree is located at 605 Main Street in Middletown and the phone number is (860) 347-4957.

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FILM @ Makor: "IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST" (2004)
A documentary followed by discussion with the filmmaker Daniel Anker and writer Thane Rosenbaum.
8pm, $15
Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

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Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
8pm, $15
Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

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Smadar
Moroccan
8pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

With lyrics in Greek, Spanish, Hebrew and Moroccan, SMADAR performs Moroccan Gypsy music with a unique Middle-Eastern sound. They will perform material from their brand-new release, "Smadar." Members of the band are: Smadar Levi (vocals); Uri Sharlin (piano, accordion); Harel Shachal (saxophone); Pedro Da Silva (sitar, Portuguese guitar); Emanuel Mann (bass); Tomer Tzur (drums), and Ramzi Eldibi (darbuka)

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

• Neil Sedaka performs Irving Berlin & Sedaka
• Fred Hersch performs Leonard Bernstein & George Gershwin
• Soulfarm performs Bob Dylan
• Debbie Friedman performs Laura Nyro
• Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier perform John Zorn
• Lisa Loeb & Jill Sobule perform Simon & Garfunkel
• Philip Glass performs Philip Glass
• David Broza performs Carole King

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8pm
Tickets: $42 seated / $125 VIP Seating & Artist Reception

www.92y.org

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Matt Temkin's Yiddish Jam Band Featuring Ashira
Jewish/Yiddish/Klezmer
10pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

Some of the best young Jewish musicians based in New York get together to form an evening, and this is the result. An exciting program that fullfills all of Curt Sach's definition of Jewish Music.

Hip version of songs in English written by Jews, rocking versions of Yiddish songs written about Jews, and soulful versions of Hebrew songs written for Jews - all sung by the stunning voices of the female vocal trio ASHIRA (Arianne Slack, Laura Lenes, and Leah Moss), and backed by the swinging MATT TEMKIN'S YIDDISHE JAM BAND (Dan Cousin, musical director). Bringing together musical influences from all the 350 years that Jews have been residing in America, this is an experience that can be had only one way: in person and live!

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Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Wed, Sept. 8: Andy Statman
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

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Masada String Trio
Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass), and John Zorn (conductor)

Septeto Roberto Rodriguez
Meg Okura (violin), Sam Bardfeld (violin), Mary Wooten (cello), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), Ted Reichman (accordion/keys), Jennifer Vincent (bass), Roberto Rodriguez (percussion)

Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
7pm
Advance $20 adults/$18 seniors • $15 members/students
Day of Show: $25, $23, $20

www.mjhnyc.org

John Zorn has written and recorded what he describes as radical Jewish music—radical, because though it builds on the past, it is a radical departure from the music that came before. Zorn has fostered a community of musicians, Roberto Rodriguez among them, committed to exploring and expanding Jewish traditions. Zorn's beautiful, provocative music provides an ideal soundtrack for looking back on 350 years of Jewish life in America, while simultaneously considering the bright future of American Judaism. Roberto Juan Rodriguez is a world-renowned percussionist. Rodriguez' hot new band, Septeto Roberto Rodriguez, celebrates the elusive Jewish community of Cuba, by fashioning an exotic new music that brilliantly blends Latin and Jewish traditions. Rodriguez' new CD, Baila! Gitano Baila!, was recently release by Tzadik records.

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A special performance of Sephardic and Ashkenaz oral traditions by THE GERARD EDERY ENSEMBLE and CANTOR ALBERTO MIZRAHI. These world-renowned musicians present Jewish cantorial music from around the globe, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Arabic, English and French songs.

Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge Street
btwn Canal & Division
7:30pm
$18 adults / $12 students/seniors
Please call 212-219-0888 x302 for reservations

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A Pre-High Holiday Concert. Featuring Cantors Ari Klein, Pinchas Cohen, Moshe Stern, Pinchas Rabinovitch and Dovid Weinbach. Daniel Gildar on the Piano. At Merkin Concert Hall - Goodman House 129 W. 67th St. New York, NY.

Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
General Admission $35
Patron $100 includes free CD of concert

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Gary Lucas "The Golem"
Hailed as a major achievement in the marriage of music and film, guitar wizard Gary Lucas accompanies the classic 1920 German Expressionist silent film "The Golem" with original music. The film tells the story of an actual historical Rabbi, Jehudah Loew, who legend has it fashioned a man from clay in 16th century Prague to save the Jewish community from annihilation.

Makor
35 West 67th Street
8pm
$15
www.makor.com

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Simply Tsfat
Three Breslev Chassidim, 2 Americans and one Israeli, 2 guitars and one violin. Their inspirational music of Breslev Chassidim bring a breath of fresh air to festival, coming from their home in the mystical city of Tsfat, the home of the Kabala.

JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam at 76th St.
8pm
$10

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• Cantor Robert Abelson Temple Israel, NYC
• Cantor Lawrence Avery Beth El Synagogue Center, New Rochelle, NY (cantor emeritus)
• Cantor Ida Rae Cahane Central Synagogue, NYC
• Cantor Lori Corssin Temple Emanu-El, NYC
• Cantor Rebecca Garfein Congregation Rodeph Sholom, NYC
• Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson Temple Israel Center, White Plains, NY
• Cantor Steven Merkel Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale
• Cantor Martha Novick Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8pm
Tickets: $30 Seating / $125 VIP Seating & Reception
www.92y.org

The 20th century witnessed a golden age of Yiddish poetry, which in turn inspired many great composers to create musical settings to be interpreted by the great artists of the day. This unique and particularly expressive genre of Jewish music will be celebrated and performed by some of New York's most beloved Cantors, one of the world's premiere Yiddish vocal ensembles, and an instrumental ensemble led by one of the world's most illustrious Klezmer violinists, in a gala concert on the second night of The New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival.

The distinguished Cantors who will perform selections from the rich Yiddish Art Song repertoire represent some of New York’s most active synagogues, and are all noted figures in the Cantorial community and in the Jewish music world in general. are: Robert Abelson, Senior Cantor of Temple Israel in Manhattan; Lawrence Avery, Cantor Emeritus of Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, NY; Ida Rae Cahana, Senior Cantor of Central Synagogue in Manhattan; Lori Corrsin, Senior Cantor of Temple Emanu-El, Manhattan; Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan; Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson, Senior Cantor of Temple Israel Center in White Plains, NY; Martha Novick, Senior Cantor of Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, CT; Dan Rous, Cantor of 92nd Street Y High Holy Day services.

Zalmen Mlotek, who is curator and musical director of this historic recital, is a widely recognized authority in Yiddish music and culture. He is currently Executive Director of the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater, and musical director of the New Yiddish Chorale, which will also perform at this important concert. For 2 decades, he has also been musical director of the High Holy Day services at the 92nd Street Y, and bridges the worlds of liturgical and Yiddish music, as do the Cantors who will join him at the Y on September 8. Mr. Mlotek has performed with some of the legends of Yiddish Art music, including Sidor Belarsky, Masha Benya, Seymour Rechtseit, and many others.

Alicia Svigals, considered by many to be the world's greatest klezmer fiddler. She is a founder of the Klezmatics and of her current group, the all-star Klezmer ensemble Mikveh. As a musician and composer, she has worked closely with Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, Tony Kushner, Chava Alberstein, Debbie Friedman and many other major cultural figures.

The concert will feature a wide range of Yiddish Art Music, including composed songs and arranged folk songs both in solos and duets and trios, choral works, and instrumental string works.

Yiddish Art music can trace its linage to St. Peterburg, Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. Under the tutelage of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, and composers Yoel Engel and Ephraim Skliar a circle of Yiddish Art music developed. This led, in 1908, to the founding of the St. Petersburg Society of Jewish Folk Music, and a later branch in Moscow. After the Russian Revolution, in 1918, the composers and performers of Yiddish Art Music travelled throughout Europe and to America. Well known composers of Yiddish Art Music include; Joseph Achron, Moses Milner, Mordkhe Gebirtig, Gideon Klein in Europe, and Lazar Weiner, Michl Gelbart, Vladimir Heifetz, Solomon Golub, and Leo Low.

Moishe Rosenfeld, the president of Golden Land Concerts and Connections, will produce the concert. Mr. Rosenfeld has produced hundreds of concerts in New York including the recent Neil Sedaka & the Klezmatics benefit concert for the Folksbiene at Carnegie Hall. His agency represents a cross-section of leading Jewish performing artists in America and Israel.

The First Annual New York Jewish Music and Heritage Festival will be presented from September 7 through September 14, marking the 350th anniversary of the Jewish community in America, and consisting of over 50 concerts in over 15 venues.

Tickets for A Cantorial Celebration of Yiddish Art Song are $30, and $125 for VIP seating with reception. Tickets are available at www.92y.org/350 or through the 92nd Street Y Box Office at 212-415-5500.

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Divahn
Middle Eastern and Sephardic Jewish Music
8pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

Divahn's Middle Eastern/Sephardic grooves were home-grown in Austin, Texas! This bold all-lady ensemble infuses traditional Jewish songs with sophisticated harmonies and funky arrangements. The group has engendered a national following with their riveting live shows including instruments such as tabla, cello, violin, didgeridoo, doumbek, and banjo and glowing vocals spanning Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Aramaic. Through their music, the group underscores common ground shared between diverse Middle Eastern cultures and religions. Join Divahn for a special performance at Satalla celebrating the 350th anniversary of Sephardic immigration to the U.S.

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Sarah Aroeste
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
9:45 PM
Tickets $5
More info: www.templebarlive.com or 310-393-6611

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The Klez Dispensers
Klezmer Music
10pm
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

Formed in 1998 and considered one of the best of the new generation of klezmer bands, the KLEZ DISPENSERS perform a diverse repertoire spanning traditional klezmer, a wide variety of jazz styles, and original compositions. They are currently a 7-piece band, comprised of Alex Kontorovich (clarinet); Ben Holmes (trumpet); Amy Zakar (violin); Audrey Betsy Wright (alto & tenor saxophone); Adrian Banner (piano); Julian Rosse (bass), and Gregg Mervine (drums).

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Nikitov

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 from 5pm - 9pm
The Jewish Museum in Manhattan, NYC 212.423.3200
in the Café Weissman
1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street)
New York, NY 10128
www.thejewishmuseum.org
FEE: Pay What You Wish Museum Admission!!

The program also features "Stand-Up and Sketch" with classic tv episodes of "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Saturday Night Live" (1976-1978) and "The Ben Stiller Show".

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Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Thur, Sept. 9: Matt Darriau of the Klezmatics
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

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You are cordially invited to these upcoming events
at the Congress for Jewish Culture,.
25 East 21st St., Manhattan

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Thursday, September 9, 2004
7:00 PM.

Zingeray!
350 Years of Jewish Life in America
Community Song Extravaganza!

Henry Carrey, Itzik Gottesman, Hy Wolfe,
Jeanette Lewicki, and a surprise guest!

Admission: $7.00 - Refreshments served.

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Governor E. Pataki Reception for the Declaration of the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in the State of New York
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St.
7pm

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Thursday 9 September - 7pm
Recital of Yiddish tangos
Lloica Czackis voice and guitar
Kavehoyz
Sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 E. 21st., New York.
Tickets: $5. Reservations: (212) 505 8040

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Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar
Art Bailey (accordion); Yaeko Miranda (violin); Brandon Seabrook (mandolin); Nick Cudahy (bass). Bailey's concept of Jewish music owes more to Romanian and Hungarian Gypsy string ensembles than to the more familiar clarinet and drums based klezmer bands. The repertoire is a mix of early 20th century Jewish fiddle pieces, original compositions, improvisation, and features material originally recorded by Romanian-born cymbalom master and Lower East Side restaurateur, Joseph Moskowitz.

Café ACI Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue
27-35 Crescent St., Astoria
7:30pm, $10

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Neshama Carlebach
Neshama Carlebach is following in the footsteps of soul singing and storytelling established in the late 50's by her father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Her song compositions in collaboration with pianist David Morgan, have taken her in yet another creative direction. Her performances now include her original compositions in English, and Shlomo's Hebrew classics. Join Neshama in celebrating the release of her new CD!

Makor
35 West 67th Street
8pm, $15

www.makor.com

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

The Village Klezmer Quintet
Klezmer Music
8pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

The youthful, vibrant sound of the VILLAGE KLEZMER QUINTET brings the Old World melodies and rhythms of the Eastern European Jews to today's cafes, clubs, and celebrations all around NYC and beyond. Among the most seasoned musicians on the local scene, the band's members are: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin); Jeff Perlman (clarinet, bass clarinet); Ben Holmes (trumpet); Joey Weisenberg (mandolin, guitar), and Travis DiRuzza (bass).

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Sarah Aroeste
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
w/ the Sephardic Educational Center
10500 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
8:00 PM
Tickets: $18
More info & tix: 310-475-7311 or email: reception@sephardictemple.org
310-393-6611

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Straight from Scripture: Gay Clergy in America with Rabbi Steven Greenberg and Bishop Eugene Robinson
92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
8:15pm, $25

www.92y.org

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Rashanim
will perform at Tonic on Thursday, September 9 at midnight.

Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk St. between Delancey and Rivington. (212) 358-7501. Subway: F to Delancey Street; J/M/Z to Essex. www.tonicnyc.com

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Sally Fingerett of The Four Bitchin' Babes
Musical Comedy - Jewish Festival Contemporary Musical Review
10pm
Admission $15

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

"One of the best lyricists on the singer/songwriter circuit. Her song 'Home Is Where The Heart Is' ought to be required listening." THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE "A thoughtful, tuneful collection of keenly observed narratives, poignant ballads, giddy lovestruck odes." THE WASHINGTON POST

SALLY FINGERETT, a self-proclaimed "Mental Yentl," and founding member of the Funny Female Folkestra, The FOUR BITCHIN' BABES, performs selections from her one-woman show "Faces on the Wall." Take Joan Rivers & Nora Ephron, Bette Midler & Carol King, Victor Borge & Jackie Mason, put them all in a microwave, blow them up, realign their molecular structure, re-do the nose and - voila! - SALLY FINGERETT, one quirky Jewish Diva.

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JCP presents: Downtown Pot-Luck Shabbat Dinner with Concert before sundown, Pier 25: Klezmer Band

FREE! Bring the whole mischpaca and food.

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Sarah Aroeste
September 10th
Los Angeles, CA
Sinai Temple: Friday Night Live
10400 Wilshire Blvd (corner of Beverly Glen.)
7:30 PM
Free
More info: www.fridaynightlive.net
or call 310.481.3244

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Oi Va Voi
Krakrick Festival,
Belgium

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Nikitov

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ 7pm
Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.9177

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Saturday, September 11 Selichot Services, Afro-Semitic Experience accompanies Cantor Jack Mendelson at Temple Israel Center of White Plains.

9:00 p.m., concert with Cantor Mendelson and Frank London.
Midnight: Selichot service.

280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, New York, 914-948-2800.

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A Slichot Ritual for 9/11: A Prayer for Peace
The intersection of September 11th and Slichot will provide a unique opportunity to reevaluate our American experience through a Jewish lens and resituate our holiday ritual in a modern context. The program will begin with a presentation by Stephen P. Cohen on "The Future Role of the Jewish People in Western Culture," followed by Moshe Halbertal on "The Religious Roots of Terror." At midnight we will observe two minutes of silence for Slichot, September 11th, and the hope for peace. The night will end with Sulcha, a musical expression of peace with Arab and Israeli musicians.

NYU Bronfman Center
10pm - 1am FREE

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South Street Seaport - Pier 17
FREE DAY!! All day long!

Boat Landing & Opening Ceremonies
11am
A 50th anniversary dramatic reproduction by Jewish Theological Seminary students of "Rendezvous With Liberty," an episode from the JTS radio program The Eternal Light originally broadcast September 12, 1954.

Carolyn Dorfman - Odyssey 23
11:30am
Choreographer Carolyn Dorfman continues her explorations of her Jewish legacy with this work for 5 dancers created to original music by composers Greg Wall and Cecelia Margolis. This work is a premiere.

Andy Statman Trio
12:00 noon
Featuring such jazz luminaries as drummer Bob Weiner and bassist Scott Lee — Statman leads the listener into equal measures of traditional and new music. A celebrated mandolin player in the "Newgrass" movement of the 1970s, Andy Statman (clarinetist/composer/ bandleader) has been a leader on the New York Klezmer front for years.

Brazilian Connection: Frank London Brass All-Stars
1pm
Frank London is the leader of the Klezmatics and has put together a special musical connection to the Brazilian heritage.

Matisyahu
1pm
Did you see him on the cover the NY Times recently? His Hasidic-charged reggae is causing a stir. Move your feet, move your soul, this is something unlike you have ever seen before.

De Amsterdam Klezmer Band
2pm
DAKB plays Eastern European Jewish dance music with gypsy and Balkan influences. Since its foundation in 1996 by saxophone player Job Chajes, the band has evolved rapidly and became famous in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and throughout Europe. This is their North American debut!

New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars
3pm
Suppose you mixed klez with a bit of funk and Louisiana cooking. If you did it well, you'd have the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars.

Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul
4pm
Steven is an endlessly inventive musical magician delving deep into his Jewish roots and coming up with sounds you've never imagined possible. Jewish melodies wailing over Afro-Cuban percussion. A funky New Orleans rhythm section setting up Klezmer classics. Diaspora Soul is this and more.

Pharaoh's Daughter
5pm
Basya Schechter formed Pharaoh's Daughter after returning from Morocco in 1995. Inspired by these new cultures, she began playing her guitar to sound like a cross between an Arabic oud and a Turkish saz, with harmonic minor melodies, and odd rhythms. In doing so, she created a brand of music that combines her religious Jewish spiritual music background, world beat, and the intense lyrical detail of a Pop singer/songwriter.

Blue Fringe
6pm
Blue Fringe has successfully mixed pop, rock, funk and R&B with Jewish themes that are particularly relevant today. The emotionally charged songs on their first album, My Awakening, include original English and Hebrew compositions that run the gamut from soul searching to irreverent. Written in the vein of popular artists such as Coldplay, Phish, and John Mayer, Blue Fringe sets a new standard for Jewish Pop.

Moshav Band
7pm
The Israeli-born Moshav Band grew up on Moshav Meor Modi'im, a musical village located in the hills between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and founded by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Moshav, primarily composed of brothers Yehuda (vocals, percussion) Meir (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Solomon, and David (vocals, guitar, bass), comes on like a family of traveling minstrels and old-age mystics. Their music is rich with fiery rock/folk/reggae songs, spiced with the flavors of the Middle East.

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Klezska Klezmer/Ska Music
2pm
Admission $12, Children Under 12 years of age $7
Maximum of $40 per family

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

Klezska! combines Klezmer/Jewish/Israeli/Mediterranean & Original melodies with traditional Old School Ska/Rock Steady & Reggae rhythms and arrangements. The music is very jazzy in the sense that the musicians take a lot of creative solos and improvisations while the powerful beat and rhythms of the Ska, Rock-Steady & Reggae keeps you moving. It's music for your head and your feet.

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The Klez Dispensers When: Sunday, September 12th, 3 PM. Where: Princeton Arts Council, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ How much: $5 cover

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Sunday 12 September
Recital of tangos and songs from the Yiddish theatre
Lloica Czackis voice
Zalmen Mlotek piano
JCC Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave. @ 76th St., New York.
Info and reservations: 646.505.4444

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Sunday, September 12 The Days of Awe: David Chevan with Afro-Semitic Experience, 4:00 p.m. at Congregation Adath Israel, corner of Church Street and Broad Street, Middletown, Connecticut, 860-346-4709.

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The stunning Argentinian mezzo-soprano Lloica Czackis, who in concerts in Europe and South American performs music from the Renaissance to the avant-garde, but who is best known as a dazzling interpreter of Yiddish tango, will perform a special concert of Yiddish tangos associated with New York's Yiddish theatre on Sunday, September 12 at 5PM at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street). Presented by The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, the concert, "Tangos and Sizzling Songs from the New York Yiddish Theatre" is one of Czackis's first New York appearances. Czackis performs with music director Zalmen Mlotek and with special guest Shifra Lerer, the Argentinian-born, New York-based Yiddish theatre legend.

Tickets, which are $20, are available by calling 212/213-2120. The JCC in Manhattan is fully handicap accessible.

Czackis's critically acclaimed concert "Tangele: The Pulse of Yiddish Tango," a comprehensive Yiddish tango survey, premiered in London in 2002 and earned her the 2002 Millennium Award from the Jewish Music Institute in London. It has been presented in numerous concert venues and international festivals across Europe. With arrangements and music direction by the pianist and tango innovator Gustavo Beytelmann, "Tangele: The Pulse of Yiddish Tango" spans the entire Yiddish tango repertoire -- from its origins in Argentina before the turn of the century to its appearance in Western Europe in the 1910's to its incredible apogee in the cabarets, ghettos and concentration camps of Eastern Europe, all the way to its return migration to North and South America where tangos were written for Yiddish musicals and revues in New York and Buenos Aires.

The upcoming New York concert, "Tangos and Sizzling Songs from the New York Yiddish Theatre" reunites Czackis and Mlotek, the world-recognized Yiddish music expert, conductor and composer with whom she performed in 2003 at the first International Forum for Yiddish Culture in London. A wide range of tangos performed famously in New York by such greats as Molly Picon, Maurice Schwartz, Jacob Ben Ami, Benzion Witler, Michael Michalovic and Ida Kaminska showcases the work of such composers as Jacob Jacobs, Chaim Tauber and Alexander Olshanetsky, among others. Incidentally, in the course of her remarkable career, guest artist Shifra Lerer performed on stage with the above-mentioned Schwartz, Ben Ami, Witler, Michalovic and Kaminska.

This event marks the start of the venerable Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre's historic 90th consecutive season. Folksbiene is America's sole-surviving permanent professional Yiddish theatre.

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Jeff Klepper writes the Jewish-music mailing list:

Most of you undoubtedly missed pop-culture critic Josh Kun's musings in last week's Boston Phoenix, so here it is:

Kun is a Berkeley PhD in Ethnic Studies who authored the introduction to the re-publication of Papa, Play For Me, Mickey Katz's autobiography. His first book, awaiting publication, has the tantalizing title, Strangers Among Sounds: Music, Race, and America (UC Press).

I detect a note of sarcasm in his suggestion that a cover version of "Boyz N the Hood" might belong on a future Milken release. But on the whole he is asking the right questions, and his name-checking of Perez Prado and Slim Gaillard doesn't hurt either.

[I have been delighting in Kun's criticism of Jewish music, published in the Boston Phoenix for years. My only problem with this article is that it isn't long enough. ari]

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Get in the mood for Yontif with some klezmer. We hope to see you all at the Workmen's Circle September klezmer jam -- Sunday September 12 6:30-8:30 pm

We play mainly from printed music, which we will have available in C and B-flat. All instruments and all levels of players are welcome. There is a piano. If you would like us to play something you particularly like, make sure to bring a bunch of copies in both C and B-flat.

The WC is at 1762 Beacon Street in Brookline, about 5 blocks west of Washington Square, which is about 12 blocks west of Coolidge Corner, right on the Green Line Beacon Street route.

We usually have a leader, but this time we will try it as a leaderless jam (and, obviously, no charge).

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Mikveh
featuring Alicia Svigals,Susan Watts, Nicki Parrott & Lauren Brody
Klezmer Music
5 pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

Supergroup MIKVEH features the top women in Klezmer, including renowned Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper, Klezmatics founder Alicia Svigals on fiddle, charismatic trumpeter Susan Watts of the Hoffman klezmer dynasty, ethnic accordion wizard Lauren Brody, and soulful bass player Catherine Popper. Together, they rock out with sizzling dance music and riveting Yiddish/English songs, both ancestral and brand new.

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Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Mon, Sept. 13: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

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Klezmer Concert & Kosher Wine Tasting for Tribeca Hebrew feat. Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Synagogue for the Arts
49 White Street (btwn Church & Broadway)
7pm
VIP Seats & Private Wine Tasting, $125 for the benefit of MFY
General Adm. & Wine Tasting, $20.00

Some of the best and elegant kosher wines from Italy, Spain, Chili, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States will be served from small and larger vineyards. All the wines are provided by Tzali's Wine Group and available at Gotham Wines (2517 Broadway gothamwines.com)

The format of the tastings will be:
7:00pm: Private tasting including reserve wines
7:45pm: Open Tasting
8:00pm: Concert Begins

Started by a number of Tribeca residents, the after-school program has quickly grown into 8 classes starting September 20 and running through June 2005. There are 5 age groups: Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades.

With a brand new facility at 67 Hudson Street (at Jay Street), D.A.D. will host the school. The weekly classes create a fun environment where the children can express and explore their Jewish identity. Through music, dance, arts & crafts, the kids learn about our rich heritage through the holidays, stories, and Hebrew. We will be offering a unique insight into the weekly curriculum through our parents' password protected website.

Sign up for the limited space.

Phone: 212-608-0555 Fax: 608-7780

www.tribecahebrew.org

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

An Evening of YIDDISH SOUL starring Joanne Borts w/ Howard Leshaw and the Golden Land Orchestra Jewish Festival
7:30pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

One of this generation's Yiddish superstars, JOANNE BORTS has starred in "The Golden Land," "On Second Avenue" and "Those Were the Days"; has appeared on Broadway and in national tours of "Fiddler On the Roof" and "Hello Dolly," and has directed the hit revue "Kids & Yiddish." HOWARD LESHAW is a world-renowned band leader and woodwind vituoso. Yiddish Soul is a talent- and charisma-filled feast of favorites from theater, vaudeville, and cabaret.

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The Power of We: Jonathan Tisch, Emeril Lagasse and Jane Rosenthal: Three American Business Leaders on the Power of Partnerships
8pm, $25

Workshop: Rabbi, I Was Wondering... About the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Prayers
7:30pm, $15
A pre-holiday primer to make your time in synagogue more comfortable and fulfilling.

92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
www.92y.org

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Education Alliance presents
The String Project: Svigals, Strom & Schwartz
Mazer Theatre
197 E. Broadway (at Jefferson)
8pm, $15

"THE STRING PROJECT: Svigals, Strom & Schwartz" celebrates the essence of "the Jewish instrument" - the violin. In celebration of the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in America, four of the most acclaimed contemporary proponents of klezmer music - Alicia Svigals (violin, sekund), Yale Strom (violin, sekund), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals & hand percussion) and Sprocket J. Royer (contrabass), present a unique exploration of the spiritual essence of "The Fiddler on the Roof". Traditional hasidic nigunim and traditional and original Yiddish songs, combined with true storytelling from Strom's field research in Eastern Europe, create an evening of beautiful and profound music and mayses, presented by masters.

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Reuben Hoch & the Hassidic Jazz Project
9:30pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

Based out of Miami, THE HASSIDIC JAZZ PROJECT is dedicated to bringing the music of the Jewish people to a larger audience by utilizing jazz as a vehicle for musical expression. Led by drummer and composer Reuben Hoch, the group includes jazz guitarist Tom Lippincott, violist Marie Randel, cellist Barbara Corcillo, Cuban saxophonist Felipe Lamoglia (Arturo Sandoval), bassist Ed Schuller (Joe Lovano), and percussionist Bobby Thomas Jr. This will be the group's debut N.Y. performance!

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Tribeca Hebrew presents Klez for Kidz
Master Classes for Kids, no training required! World class musicians teach small classes of kids, (Kindergarten to 5th grade) the basics of Klezmer and other music.

Tue, Sept. 14: Amsterdam Klezmer Band
D.A.D.
67 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC
5pm to 6:30pm, Pizza served
20 kids per class limit, $25.00 per child, parents free!
www.tribecahebrew.org

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Pianist STEVEN BECK and violinist JOHNNY GANDLESMAN
7pm, $15 / $25 with Dinner CLASSICAL CAFÉ
perform selections by Chopin, Fauré, Satie and Takemitsu

Art Lande / Paul Mccandless / Bruce Williamson Trio
9pm, $15
performing music that spans jazz and classical realms.

Makor
35 West 67th Street
www.makor.com

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Ballin' The Jack does the Marx Brothers with guests Roy Nathanson & Anthony Coleman
8pm, $15
Rediscover the swinging film music of the Marx Brothers movies, early adopters of Jewish humor in American entertainment. Ballin' The Jack is lead by Saxophonist, clarinetist and leader Matt Darriau and includes, Frank London, Curtis Hasselbring, George Schuller, Andy Laster, Joe Fitzgerald. For this special show, the solos of Harpo and Chico and the songs of Groucho Marx are getting newly arranged and includes the guests Roy Nathanson from the Jazz Passengers as performer of Groucho Marx's songs and Anthony Coleman.

JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam at 76th St.

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Kleztraphobix
You are cordially invited to our CD release party. We'll be performing some old warhorses in exciting and new ways as well as some very original tunes hot off the press. Tuesday is also an invasion of the Klezmer tubas, myself and Bostonian Jim Gray. Naftule's Dream (Boston) is on the same bill and will be performing @ 9pm. This should be a very entertaining night. 10pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

The Kleztraphobix are one of the most exciting Bands on the Contemporary Klezmer scene. While firmly entrenched in the Klezmer tradition, the Kleztraphobix draw on the diverse musical experiences of it's member musicians to create a fresh, vibrant expression of the art of Klezmer. The individual musicians of the Kleztraphobix are Psachya Septimus (Accordion), Rich Melnikoff(Percussion), Ron Caswell(Tuba), Michael Cohen (Clarinet), and Jordan Hirsch (Trumpet). Individually and collectively, they have played every type of music imaginable, from the NYC Opera to Funk to Big Band Swing to Bluegrass to Modern Jazz to Rock and Roll to Zydeco to Cantorial, and of course, Klezmer. A great love for the rich repertoire of Eastern European Klezmer informs their music, while their eclectic experiences propel them to expand their musical language, incorporating everything from Macedonian folk tunes to free improvisation. The Kleztraphobix are committed to creating new Klezmer music, and often feature the original compositions of the members of the Band. This balance of tradition and modernity creates an invigorating, exciting, musical experience.

The Kleztraphobix have brought their high energy brand of music to Concert settings from Maine to Washington as well as clubs like Tonic, Knitting Factory, Lizard Lounge, They have even been seen performing in the "Borscht Belt." They have performed special tribute shows to Shlomo Carlebach, and have had a number of collaborations with famed Cantor Ben Tzion Miller.

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Massel-Tov
81541 München, Kilombo, Senftlstr. 9, Beginn: 20.00h, T. 089-44142880

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Saturday, September 18 The Days of Awe: David Chevan with Afro-Semitic Experience, 8:00 p.m. at Kanbar Hall, The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, 3200 California Street, San Francisco. For more information please call 415-292-1200.

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Sunday, September 19, The Days of Awe: David Chevan with The Afro-Semitic Experience 10:30 a.m. at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California. For more information please call 925-283-8575.

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Heads up for September 19th. The North of Boston Klezmer Jam July/August session will take place at 11:30 PM in Reading, Mass. E-mail for details.

For information on getting music (posted to the web in PDF format) and directions, please contact Vlad Liberman or visit www.gis.net/~vovka0.

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Kol Nidre through the ages, around the world
3pm, $35

JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam at 76th St.

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Kapelye
Klezmer Music
5pm
Admission $12

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37 West 26th St. NYC
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Satalla.com :::: home

The New York Times says: "Of the many klezmer bands, the one that comes closest to the ideal is Kapelye." Kapelye, now in its 25th year of recording and touring worldwide, is one of the original bands responsible for the renewed interest in klezmer music. Kapelye's popular appeal over the years has won it a brand new audience as teens and college age fans of alternative rock and folk music have found a kindred spirit in the band's passionate, often highly spirited performances.

The Washington Post says: "Anyone would be hard pressed to keep his toes restrained while listening to the sounds of this talented ensemble."

Kapelye's fusion of Old World traditions with New World influences creates a unique brand of entertainment that reaches out to each member of the audience. An evening with Kapelye will be one that you will remember for a long time.

Netherlands Jewish Week says: "….a great success. A wildly enthusiastic audience called Kapelye back for three encores.

Kapelye is made up of: Eric Berman, tuba/bass
Ken Maltz, clarinet
Peter Sokolow, keyboard/vocals

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Massel-Tov
82538 Geretsried, Hinterhalt, Leitenstr. 40, Einlass: 19.00, Beginn: 20.30h, T. 08171-999519

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Sunday, September 19, The Days of Awe: David Chevan with The Afro-Semitic Experience 8:00 p.m. at Bissap Baobab, 2323 Mission Street, San Francisco, Sponsored by The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts. For more information please call 415-292-1200.

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Metropolitan Klezmer
Monday, September 20th
The Issues Project: DEMOCRACY A Nightly Installation of Plays, Music and Performances presented by the Naked Angels Theater Company.

music set at 8pm; evening's program starts at 7pm
The Culture Project's 45 Below: 45 Bleecker Street, at Lafayette, NYC

Naked Angels, in collaboration with The Culture Project, will join forces to produce The Issues Project: Democracy, a collage of short plays, music and theatrical presentations written and performed by some of the country's leading playwrights and artists. Previous Issues Projects have addressed a variety of charged subjects including Censorship, Faith, Environmentalism, Racism, Gun Control, and Women'

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Wednesday, September 22, The Days of Awe: David Chevan with The Afro-Semitic Experience 8:00 p.m. at The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76 Street, New York City, 646-505-4444.

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Massel-Tov
86637 Binswangen, Alte Synagoge, der Beschilderung "Alte Synagoge" folgen, Beginnn: 20.00, T. 09071-51145

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A Celebration of Contemporary Yiddish Poetry and Song with Beyle Schaechter- Gottesman

Sunday, September 26, 2:30 pm
Gratz College, Philadephia, 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA
Yiddish Poetry and Song
Tuttleman Library Reading Room

This program features modern Yiddish poetry and their translations, song and musical arrangements and commentary by the poet/composer herself. Selections include Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman's "Zumerteg" (Summer Days), "Af di Gasn fun der Shtot" (On the Streets of the City) and "Perpl Shlenglt Zich der Veg" (Purple Winds the Road).

Also participating ­ Kathryn Hellerstein, Chair of University of Pennsylvania Jewish Studies Program; Alexander (Sender) Botwinik, Musical Director; Itzik Gottesman, Associate Editor, Yiddish Forward; and Sherman Labovitz, Yiddish singer.

Free and Open to the Public. To reserve a space,
call Rita Ratson at 215-635-7300, ext. 177.

Co-sponsored by Sholom Aleichem Club, University of Pennsylvania Yiddish Studies Program and Drexel University.

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New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival

Klezmerfest
Klezmerfest's debut at SATALLA
Featuring classic Klez and original material!!!!!!
Showtime is at 5:00.
There is a $12.00 cover and one drink minimum at Satalla.
Admission $12

:::::: S A T A L L A ::::::
37 West 26th St. NYC
:::: 212.576.1155 :::::
Satalla.com :::: home

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Klezmer Music Concert and Party comes to the D.C. area!

The Machaya Klezmer Band comes to the JCC of Greater Washington on September 26. From 7 - 9 pm, Klezmer dance instructor Jay McCrensky will teach basic and advanced simcha dancing, couple dancing, Hassidic dancing, shers, jocs and terkishes. Whether you just want to listen or want to learn to dance, the Machaya Klezmer Band will entertain you with the beauty of Klezmer music.

$8 members/$10 general public/$5 children under 12 years
The JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Call 301-348-3840 or email Lynn at lgittleson@jccgw.org for more information.

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Khevre
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, September 26, 2004
9:00 pm $8 ($5 w/student ID)
www.zeitgeist-gallery.org

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Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer!

Free Open House Tuesday, September 28, 2004 from 7-9 PM

6-week session - Tuesdays - 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Members $140; per session $25
Non-members $170; per session $30

Hands-On Workshop

• Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
• Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
• Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
• Develop tools for improvisation
• Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
• Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at least an intermediate level.

The open house and all sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street (between Park and Madison), Manhattan.

For more information contact:
Lisa Stein
New York Regional Director
Workmen's Circle
45 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
212-889-6800 x271
212-532-7518 - fax
www.circle.org

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Bi-monthly klezmer concert series in Astoria features "Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar"

Art Bailey (accordion); Yaeko Miranda (violin); Brandon Seabrook (mandolin); Nick Cudahy (bass).

Café ACI Astoria Center of Israel Synagogue
27-35 Crescent St., Astoria
Tuesday, September 28th, 7:30-9:30pm. Cost: $5

Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar performs bi-monthly at ACI, transforming the synagogue's foyer into a "cafe-style" setting, complete with intimate tables and delicious desserts. The ensemble is led by accordionist and pianist Art Bailey, and features bassist Nick Cudahy, violinist Yaeko Miranda, and mandolinist Brandon Seabrook.

Bailey's concept of Jewish music owes more to Romanian string ensembles than to the more familiar clarinet and drums based klezmer bands. Reminiscent of an even earlier time in the history of recorded Jewish music, the result is fresh, unique, and thoroughly engaging. The repertoire is a mix of early 20th century Jewish fiddle pieces, original compositions, improvisation, and features material originally recorded by Romanian-born cymbalom master and Lower East Side restauranteur, Joseph Moskowitz.

Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (Queens). We're less than 20 minutes from 59th and Lex in Manhattan! Take the N or W subway towards Queens to the 30th Avenue stop. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Athens Square Park) for about 4 short blocks; turn right on Crescent Street and walk a half block down on the right. For more information about the concert series visit www.astoriacenter.org/op.

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When: Tuesday, September 28th, doors at 7:30, show at 8 PM
Who: Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh
Where: Tonic, 107 Norfolk (between Delancey and Rivington), NYC.
How much: $10 at the door
What: CD release party for Aaron's new CD on the Tzadik label
Check out the lineup!

Alex Kontorovich - clarinet
Greg Wall- saxophones
Frank London - trumpet
Curtis Hasselbring - trombine
Jay Vilnai - guitar
Fima Ephron - bass
Mike Sarin - drums
Aaron Alexander - drums

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